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Dixon storms to second consecutive Indy 500 pole

by Kevin Dejewski
1 month ago
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Dixon storms to second consecutive Indy 500 pole

Dixon set the all-time record for four-lap qualifying at Indianapolis. Photo: Kevin Dejewski

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Scott Dixon has taken pole for the 106th Indianapolis 500, beating out a bevy of his Chip Ganassi team-mates to earn the top spot.

Dixon had been fast all week leading up to qualifying, and he was able to continue that run on Sunday’s knockout qualifying sessions.

The top 12 qualifiers went out for a single, four-lap attempt first, with the fastest six earning a right to make a final run to fight for pole.

Of the six that advanced, an incredible four were Chip Ganassi Hondas, making for a strong showing at the home of IndyCar.

Dixon was the final car on track, and lapped the track four times at an average speed of 234.046 MPH, which is a new qualifying record for the four-lap format.

This year’s pole is the second consecutive Indy 500 pole for the veteran, his fifth all time, and gives him a good shot to earn his second win in the great race next weekend.

Dixon beat out the reigning series champion Alex Palou to the top spot, with the latter watching the big screens from pit lane in anticipation to find out if he would be starting from first or second.

Dixon’s crew cheered him on from pit lane as he crossed the finish line, earning pole. Photo: Kevin Dejewski

Rinus VeeKay earned a spot on the outside of the front row, matching his starting position from last year.

The popular Dutchman went on to lead 32 laps of that race, and will be hoping he can lead at least that much for his third time in the famous race.

VeeKay’s team-mate and team owner Ed Carpenter earned the fourth best spot, followed by another set of Ganassi drivers in Marcus Ericsson and Tony Kanaan.

The two Arrow McLaren SP drivers Pato O’Ward and Felix Rosenqvist earned the sixth and seventh spots, with each having higher ambitions coming into the day.

Romain Grosjean earned the seventh starting spot for his inaugural Indy 500, and will line up directly in front of another Indy 500 rookie by the name of Jimmie Johnson who qualified 12th.

In between those two inexperienced veterans is a pair of true IndyCar veterans Takuma Sato and Will Power, who will take the inside two spots on the fourth row.

With the field set, drivers have a noticeably less busy schedule for the next few days.  There is a two-hour practice session scheduled for Monday, and one more of equal length scheduled for Friday.

Then, it’s all eyes on the track next Sunday, May 29th when the 33 cars take the green flag for one of the biggest races in all of motorsport.

#DriverAverage Speed (MPH)
1Scott Dixon234.046
2Alex Palou233.499
3Rinus VeeKay233.385
4Ed Carpenter233.080
5Marcus Ericsson232.764
6Tony Kanaan232.372
7Pato O’Ward232.705
8Felix Rosenqvist232.182
9Romain Grosjean231.999
10Takuma Sato231.670
11Will Power231.534
12Jimmie Johnson231.264
13David Malukas231.607
14Josef Newgarden231.580
15Santino Ferrucci231.508
16Simon Pagenaud231.275
17JR Hildebrand231.112
18Conor Daly230.999
19Callum Ilott230.961
20Alexander Rossi230.812
21Graham Rahal230.766
22Sage Karam230.464
23Marco Andretti230.345
24Devlin DeFrancesco230.326
25Colton Herta230.235
26Scott McLaughlin230.154
27Helio Castroneves229.630
28Kyle Kirkwood229.406
29Dalton Kellett228.916
30Juan Pablo Montoya228.622
31Christian Lundgaard227.053
32Jack Harvey226.851
33Stefan Wilsonno attempt
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Drivers’ Standings

# DriverPoints
Marcus Ericsson321
Will Power301
Josef Newgarden287
Álex Palou286
Patricio O'Ward256
Scott Dixon254
Scott McLaughlin252
Alexander Rossi229
Simon Pagenaud217
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